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Episactidae

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Episactidae
Monkey hopper, Costa Rica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Superfamily: Eumastacoidea
Family: Episactidae
Burr, 1899

Episactidae is a family of grasshoppers in the order Orthoptera. There are about 19 genera and more than 60 described species in the family Episactidae,and are found in Central and South America, China, and Madagascar.[1][2][3]

Genera

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These 19 genera belong to the family Episactidae:

References

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  1. ^ "Episactidae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
  2. ^ "Episactidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
  3. ^ Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. (2018). "Orthoptera species file online, Version 5.0". Retrieved 2019-04-16.

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